Lower Galilee Regional Council head Motti Dotan on Friday apologized for his controversial comments a day earlier, when he said he “didn't want to see Arabs in our pools” when asked about the practice of barring access to local swimming pools to non-residents.
"Dear friends, Jews and Arabs alike! Yesterday during a broadcast on the radio, I was asked about the homogeneous population which visits the swimming pools in the council. In my reply I related to the cultural differences between populations and their conduct in the pool...unfortunately I may have not been properly understood and may have chosen the wrong words. I apologize to all who feel hurt by my comments!” Dotan wrote on Facebook.
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